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Illini Prairie Week 1 results



Week 1 of Friday Night Forecast ends in a tiebreaker, with J edging Sara after both posted perfect 5-0 prediction records.

Photo: Sentinel/Clark Brooks

Unity senior Nick Jessee reacts after just missing a fumble recovery in the Rockets' playoff semifinal against Monticello. The two teams square off without Jessee this Friday for the Friday Night Forecast's Game-of-the-Week at Monticello.

URBANA - The results are in for our first Friday Night Forecast!

Sara and J, who asked not to have their full name published, both went a perfect 5-0 in Week 1 predictions. That forced the contest to a tiebreaker, with J edging out the win by coming closest to the total score in the Game of the Week.

This week's results:
Rank Player Record Notes
1 J 5-0 Week 1 Winner (tiebreaker)
2 Sara 5-0 Perfect record, fell on tiebreaker
3 Brooks Look 4-1 Strong start, just missed perfect
4 Denise 4-1 One game shy of the leaders
5 Alan 3-2 Winning record

Next Friday's Illini Prairie games:
Central Catholic vs Illinois Valley Central
Prairie Central @ Pontiac
Monticello vs Unity
Rantoul @ Mattoon
St. Joseph-Ogden vs Paxton-Buckley-Loda


Enter your Week 2 selections here


Week 1 Picks and Results

Illini Prairie Game of the Week
Paxton-Buckley-Loda vs Central Catholic

FINAL: Central Catholic 21, Paxton-Buckley-Loda 14

Alan: Central Catholic .::. 28-7
Denise: Central Catholic .::. 14-7
J: Central Catholic .::. 21-6
Sara: Paxton-Buckley-Loda .::. 27-26

Brooks Look: Paxton-Buckley-Loda 28, Central Catholic 21


Pontiac @ Coal City

FINAL: Coal City 40, Pontiac 13

Alan: Pontiac .::. 14-12
Denise: Pontiac .::. 28-14
J: Coal City .::. 35-6
Sara: Coal City .::. 40-14

Brooks Look: Coal City 42, Pontiac 14


Unity vs Rantoul

FINAL: Unity 48, Rantoul 0

Alan: Unity .::. 28-14
Denise: Unity .::. 32-7
J: Unity .::. 49-0
Sara: Unity .::. 39-6

Brooks Look: Unity 49, Rantoul 13


Prairie Central vs St. Joseph-Ogden

FINAL: St. Joseph-Ogden 44, Prairie Central 7

Alan: St. Joseph-Ogden .::. 28-7
Denise: St. Joseph-Ogden .::. 28-21
J: St. Joseph-Ogden .::. 35-7
Sara: St. Joseph-Ogden .::. 48-21

Brooks Look: St. Joseph-Ogden 35, Prairie Central 16


IVC vs Monticello

FINAL: Monticello 21, IVC 6

Alan: Illinois Valley Central .::. 35-32
Denise: Monticello .::. 21-14
J: Monticello .::. 21-14
Sara: Monticello .::. 32-27

Brooks Look: Monticello 42, IVC 21


Ready to join in? Next week, the Friday Night Forecast rolls on, and it’s your chance to bring the sunshine—or stir up a little gridiron thunder. Will you be a clear-sky champion or get caught in a hailstorm of wrong picks? Drop back by to enter your picks for the Week 2 Illini Prairie football games.

Illini Prairie Football
Week 2 Friday Night Forecast


PBL's Dameion Olivero tries to tackle Kodey McKinney
Photo: Sentinel/Clark Brooks

ST. JOSEPH - Spartan quarterback Kodey McKinney runs by Paxton-Buckley-Loda middle linebacker Dameion Olivero during their 2024 regular season finale. The Panthers return to Dick Duval Field searching for the first victory of the season and retribution for last season's 42-14 loss to St. Joseph-Ogden in their Week 2 game on Friday.

Submit your picks for this week's forecast and see how your calls stack up against other Illini Prairie Conference football fans. Drop back by OurSentinel.com Friday morning to see which teams are predicted to win as they work to qualify for this year's state football playoffs.

Leaderboard:
Rank Player Overall Record Contest Wins Notes
1 J 5-0 1 Week 1 Winner
2 Sara 5-0 0 Perfect start, lost tiebreaker
3 Brooks Look 4-1 0 Strong debut
4 Denise 4-1 0 Solid opening week
5 Alan 3-2 0 Winning record

Previous predictions:
Week 1 Predictions / Week 1 Results



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